Most inside St Helens would have expected Chelsea to thrash Liverpool.
The pair are at opposite ends of the table. Chelsea had only conceded four goals in the league coming into the fixture while Liverpool had only scored four.
But the Blues – who made five changes from the team that beat St Polten 6-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday – were limited by Liverpool, not having a shot on target after their opening goal in the ninth minute.
Forward Catarina Macario had an excellent opportunity just before half-time when Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s shot deflected into her path, but she missed the goal from about six yards out.
Last season the Blues only dropped points in the league on three occasions. They’ve now matched that tally just nine games into this campaign.
On another day, captain Bright setting a new WSL appearance record of 211 games by surpassing her former England team-mate Jordan Nobbs could have been the biggest story.
But the defender put on an uncharacteristically shaky performance, losing the ball a few times and outpaced for Liverpool’s opener.
She was replaced by Naomi Girma at half-time.
